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MA in Christian Education

The purpose of the Master of Arts degree in Christian Education (MACE) is to prepare men and women to mobilize people to follow God’s call on their lives to use their God-given spiritual gifts and abilities as they pursue their passions in His name. The MACE is a professional degree directed toward preparing students for disciple making ministries in the church as well as ministries their communities, missions, denominational work, and other related ministries. In addition, the degree is foundational for entrance into advance degree programs in education.

Students graduating from the MACE degree program will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of Biblical, theological, historical, philosophical, and psychological foundations of Christian Education in the context of mobilization.
  2. Demonstrate knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of developmental theories and their application to Christian education in the context of mobilization.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge, understanding, appreciation, and skills of the operative principles and administrative approaches for the educational ministry of the church done in the context of mobilization.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge, understanding, appreciation, and skills of discipleship, evangelism, teaching, leadership training, and age group ministry in the context of mobilization.

MACE Course Catalog

Core Course List (39HRS)

  • BS 2210 Old Testament Survey I
  • BS 2211 Old Testament Survey II
  • BS 2310 New Testament Survey I
  • BS 2311 New Testament Survey II
  • BS 2400 Introduction to Hermeneutics
  • HT 3100 Survey of Historical Theology
  • HT 3200 Theology I
  • HT 3201 Theology II
  • HT 3300 Introduction to Apologetics
  • MN 5201 Evangelism
  • HT 3400 Christian Ethics
  • MS 7011 Missiology
  • MS 5006 Biblical Spirituality

Christian Education Course List (21 hrs)

  • CE 8110 Principles of Teaching I
  • CE 8111 Principles of Teaching II
  • CE 8134 Issues in Christian Education
  • CE 8411 Age Group Ministry
  • CE 8345 Biblical Leadership & Administration for the Church
  • CE 8306 Principles of Leadership
  • CE 5801 Volunteer Ministry Practicum

Total Credit Hours 60 hrs